The Kindness of Friends in Battle

"The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load."
― Queen Elizabeth II

I believe in carefully choosing our battles.  Life is way too short to take issue with most things that annoy us or that are not to our liking.  But every so often, an issue comes up that is either so important on the merits or significant because it impacts us, and we need to address it.  For conflict-averse people, that can be particularly difficult.  But it is much easier when friends join you.

The other day a friend of mine went into battle to advocate for something we both agreed was important.  She did not emerge unscathed.  But thanks to her kindness, progress on the issue was made.